{"id":640124,"date":"2026-03-05T03:23:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T03:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/640124\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T03:23:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T03:23:25","slug":"how-the-miami-heats-two-big-men-made-nba-history-vs-nets-hot-hot-hoops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/640124\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Miami Heat’s two big men made NBA History vs. Nets – Hot Hot Hoops"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Miami(Mandatory Credit: Tomas Diniz Santos\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

While it wasn\u2019t the most aesthetically pleasing brand of basketball, the Miami Heat washed away the tanking Brooklyn Nets, 124-98, Tuesday evening inside Kaseya Center.<\/p>\n

Miami was led by Bam Adebayo, who scored a game-high 23 points with nine rebounds on 11-of-24 shooting. Adebayo continued his torrid two-month stretch of play, as did Kel\u2019el Ware, who\u2019s popped in the rotation post-All-Star break.<\/p>\n

The Heat\u2019s two bigs made history in the team\u2019s 26-point win as well. Though it\u2019s not in the way you might think.<\/p>\n

How Bam Adebayo, Kel\u2019el Ware made history in win vs. Nets:<\/p>\n

\"Bam(Mandatory Credit: Melissa Tamez\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

It hasn\u2019t been the easiest season from Ware \u2014 or even Adebayo, who battled foot-and-back injuries for several weeks before getting healthy in January. <\/p>\n

But both are playing some of their most impactful basketball \u2014 together \u2014 this season. Tuesday was still an uneven game from Ware, who finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds on 5-of-8 shooting in 29 minutes off the bench. But, remarkably enough, both Adebayo and Ware recorded five-plus steals in the blowout win, making some history.<\/p>\n

Adebayo and Ware became the first set of big men in NBA History to record at least five steals in the same game. Additionally, they are the third pair of Heat players to accomplish that feat, the first since Wayne Ellington and Josh Richardson did so in November of 2018.<\/p>\n

Mario Chalmers, Dwyane Wade \u2014 Nov. 5, 2008<\/p>\n

Ellington, Richardson \u2014 Nov. 27, 2018<\/p>\n

Adebayo, Ware \u2014 March 3, 2026 <\/p>\n

Bam Adebayo and Kel\u2019el Ware are the first set of bigs in NBA History to record 5+ steals in the same game, per @Stathead<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re also the third pair of Heat players to accomplish that feat \u2014 the first since Wayne Ellington\/Josh Richardson in \u201818-19<\/p>\n

(\ud83c\udfa5: @nbaplaydb<\/a>) #HEATNation<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RRDHZPQ8OS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Matt Hanifan (@mph_824_) March 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

They are the only two players to reach that milestone this season. Only eight sets of players have accomplished that feat over the last five seasons, including four times last season, according<\/a> to Stathead.<\/p>\n

Collectively, the Heat stole the rock 13 times, translating into 20 additional points. Miami led by as many as 27 in the blowout win, finishing a plus-eight in points in the paint, a plus-eight on the glass and a plus-six in the turnover battle. <\/p>\n

It was a dominant win, and it was encouraging to see more history being made by the Heat\u2019s two big men. When they share the floor together, they are an absurd plus-95 in just 161 possessions since the start of February, including a plus-28 in 74 possessions post-All-Star break.<\/p>\n

It hasn\u2019t always come against fruitful competition, but their improvement over that small(er) sample is a vast difference than it ever has been beforehand. Progress!<\/p>\n

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